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No. 586,287. Patented July 13, 1897.

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LOUIS KOSSUTH JOHNSON AND ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK,ASSIGNORS TO THE ALDEN TYPE MACHINE COMPANY, OF

NE\V YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-SETTING APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,287, dated July 13,1897.

Application filed May 9, 1896. Serial No. 590,808- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LoUIs KOSSUTH J OHN- son and ABBOT AUGUSTUS Low,citizens of the United States,residingin the city of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Type-SettingAppliances, of which the following isa specification sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to whichthe invention appertains to make and use the same.

Ourinvention relates to the setting of words or combinations of types byhand, the words or combinations being arranged in type-containi'ngchannels, from the lower ends of which they are forwarded byreciprocating typepushers.

Aleading feature of our present invention consists in the means devisedfor adapting the typeforwarde r to words or combinations of differentlengths. This we accomplish in a simple and effective manner by aplurality of single type-pushers fitting one over the other, as will bemore fully set forth.

Another feature of our present invention consists in dispensing with theordinary mechanism for reciprocating the type-pusher and inaccomplishing the desired result by means of a finger-lever acting upona rock-lever which controls the pusher.

The invention also includes certain other special features ofconstruction hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side elevation of a structureembodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing theemployment of all the pusherblades; Fig. 3, a sectional elevationshowing the device about to forward a single type; Fig. 4, a plan of thedevice; Fig. 5, a top view of one of the supplementary pushers; Fig. 6,a top view of the primary pusher; Fig. 7, a side elevation of the same.

In the drawings, A represents the framework, of any suitableconstruction, sufficient only for the requirements of a singletypechannel, &c., being shown, it being understood that in practice theparts are duplicated and grouped to form a single case.

a is the type-floor, upon which the lower end 0 of the channel rests,said channel being supported by the walls of the holder B, which in thiscase is open in'front.

A four-sided type-guard G fits over the holder B and the front of thetype-containing channel 0, and is formed in front with the type-foot gand at the rear with the pusher-blade retainer g. The front plate of theguard G is formed with a vertical slot and is supported adjustably uponthe holder B by means of a set-screw H.

The typefloor a extends backward a sufficient distance to afford supportfor the primary type-pusher P, which is connected with the rock-lever Rby means of the stud p.

The rock-lever R is pivoted to a stationary part of the framework, as at1, its lateral short arm r extending backward substantially at rightangles.

A spring-plunger S rests against the under side of the short arm 4' ofthe rock-lever R and tends constantly to throw the primary pusher Pforward. The rock-lever R is thrown back, and with it the primarypusher, by the inner end f of the finger-lever F, pivoted at aunderneath the table 66. This occurs during the operation of graspingand removing a type or types already forwarded, the thumb of thecompositor pressing the forward end of the lever F upward. F isreleased, the spring-plunger S returns the parts to their normalposition, at the same .time forwarding the type or types that havefallen in front of the pusher.

In order to regulate the tension of the plunger S accurately withrelation to the work to be done, an adjusting-screw s is provided, bywhich the spring 5 may be compressed more or less, as desired.

The guard G is adjusted upon the holder B one or any other number oftypes by simply too When the finger-lever 80 These secondarypusher-blades P 9 5 ,its blades and to admit of the reciprocal movementthereof.

Our present device is both cheap and effective in construction. Allpower mechanism is dispensed with, and the act of grasping and removinga type or types effects and insures the advancement of those nextsucceeding. All complication in the adaptation of the pusher tovariations in the number of types to be forwarded is avoided by the useof the comparatively thin supplementary blades, which may be stamped outof sheet metal of suitable thickness.

WVhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a type-setting case substantially such as described, thecombination with a typechannel, channel-holder, and type-supportingfloor, of a type-forwarder provided with one or more supplementarytype-blades which may be set for use in connection with the primarytype-blade, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with the type-channel, channel-holder, andtype-supporting floor, of a primary pusher provided with a series ofsupplementary type-blades carried thereon which may be adjusted into aforward position for use, or held in a retired position when not desiredfor immediate use, substantially in the manner and for the purposedescribed.

3. The combination with a type-containin g channel, channel-holder, atype-supportingplatform of the primary pusher P, formed with the pins 19p and the secondary pusherblades P, formed with the perforations p,

substantially as described, together with means for reciprocating thesaid primary pusher P, for the purpose and substantially in the mannerdescribed.

4. The combination of a type-containing channel, a channel-holder, atype-supporting floor, a finger-lever actuated by the thumb during thewithdrawal of a type or types, a rock-lever actuated by saidfinger-lever in one direction and by a spring-plunger or equivalentmeans in the opposite direction, and a type-forwarder connected with thesaid rock-lever, for the purpose and substantially in the mannerdescribed.

5. The combination with the type-channel, channel-h older, type-floor,finger-lever, rocklever and type-pusher, of means for automaticallyreturning the parts to their normal position after the release of thefinger-lever, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

6. The combination of the type-channel, channel-holder, and type-floor,with a typeforwarder adjustable with relation to the type to beforwarded, and a type-guard adjustable on its channel-hold er and formedwith a typea foot in front and a pusher-retainer in the rear,substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

7. The combination with a type-containing channel, channel-holder,type-floor, and typeforwarder, of the finger-lever F, f, the rockleverB, and the spring-plunger S, the whole constructed and operatingsubstantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

8. The combination of a type -channel, channel holder, type floor, typeforwarder, finger-lever, rock-lever, and spring-plunger S, with meansfor adjusting the tension of the spring of the latter, substantially inthe manner and for the purpose described.

LOUIS KOSSUTH JOHNSON. ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOXV. \Vitnesses D. W. GARDNER,GEORGE WILLIAM l\IIATT.

